It’s been over three months since Omar Mateen entered Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida and opened fire, killing 49.

Before and during the shooting Mateen made several calls to 911, sharing his motive and asking whether or not his massacre was on the news. Recently, the transcripts from those calls have been released to the public, giving us a closer look at Mateen’s motivation for this horrendous attack.

In the transcripts, Mateen said that this attack was “his turn,” citing Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of the Boston Bombers as his “homeboy.”

Sydney Robinson is a political writer for the Ring of Fire Network. She has also appeared in political news videos for Ring of Fire. Sydney has a degree in English Literature from the University of West Florida, and has an active interest in politics, social justice, and environmental issues. She would love to hear from you on Twitter
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